Forest area, annual growth rate in United States
United States: Forest area, annual growth rate was -0.0233 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area, annual growth rate in United States, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United States recorded -0.0233 % change on previous year for forest area, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 126.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 0.1707 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.0543 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places United States 152nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area, annual growth rate in United States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.036 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.0357 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.036 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0357 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.036 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.036 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0356 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0356 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0359 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1707 % change on previous year | +375.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1707 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1701 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1701 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1695 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1692 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1693 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1686 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1687 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1681 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0891 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2012 | 0.089 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0889 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0542 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0542 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0542 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0543 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0543 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0233 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0233 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0233 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0233 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0233 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +375.1% | 0.0359 % change on previous year | 0.1707 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -161.0% | 0.0888 % change on previous year | -0.0542 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +57.1% | -0.0543 % change on previous year | -0.0233 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -47.0% | 0.1681 % change on previous year | 0.0891 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0358 % change on previous year | 0.0356 % change on previous year | 0.036 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1563 % change on previous year | 0.0359 % change on previous year | 0.1707 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0396 % change on previous year | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 0.1681 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0285 % change on previous year | -0.0543 % change on previous year | -0.0233 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 149 Papua New Guinea -0.0109 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Ethiopia -0.0146 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Norway -0.0206 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Chile -0.027 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Gabon -0.0284 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Solomon Islands -0.029 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in United States?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in United States was -0.0233 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1707 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0543 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does United States rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 152nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.